European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday september 19, 1985 shopping cart for handicapped Joan i a Irman of the committee for handicapped for a lest spin at a local supermarket. The Carl makes in Malc Corge penn., lakes an electric shopping cart shopping possible for disabled or elderly customers. Stateside Navy in t amused by Bill Tor sexy Calls san Diego a someone Al North Island naval air station spent a summer Day calling a dial a porn service and officials say icy May have to Start Locking the phones to prevent a repeat of the $ 112 Bill. Nobody Here thinks this is humorous. We be taken this very seriously base spokesman Ken Mitchell said tues Day i s very embarrassing for the Navy. It s very very far from being humorous. It s going to be embarrassing for a whole lot of people who work hard and Don t do things like this he said. The Calls 56 of them at $2 apiece on one Day in july were discovered during a routine Check of the phone Bill said it Larry Mcthompson a base supervisor. No one was willing to admit calling the adult entertainment message and a Superior officer suggested a voluntary collection to pay the Bill because the Navy re fused to pay it Mcthompson said. We passed the hat and the Bill was paid Mitchel said. To prevent further abuse by any of the station s 300 military and 23 civilian employees who have Access to the telephones the phones May be locked up during the Day he said. The adult entertainment line dialled from the Navy base featured a recorded talk by a woman describing a sexual encounter Between herself and the caller base officials said. Scientists beginning Oil search stumble onto new prime number los Angeles a scientists preparing a so called supercomputer for Oil exploration accidentally found the largest prime number Ever discovered the los Angeles times reported. It is inc number 2 raised to the 216,091st Power minus 1, contains 65,050 digits and would fill two pages if printed in u nov a paper. Inc times said. Prime numbers arc numbers that cannot be divided evenly except by themselves and the number one. For example. 13 is prime but 14, which can be divided by two and seven is not. The ancient greeks knew that there Are an infinite number of primes but no one has Ever come up with a formula for generating them. The latest prime was discovered recently on a Cray x my supercomputer that was being tested by Chevron go sciences co. In Houston the times said. The machine which costs More than Sio million was recently delivered to Chevron which plans to use it to Analyse geological data in exploring for Oil. Average annual pay climbs to $19,028 in metropolitan areas a Washington a the average annual pay in the nation s metropolitan areas Rose to $19,028 last year a 4.7 percent increase from 1983, the labor department reported. The average pay last year for All of the United states was $18,350, said the department s Bureau of labor statistics. Anchorage Alaska a High Cost of living area had the highest average annual pay $27,994. The Auto manufacturing Center of Flint mich., had the second highest annual pay level $25,161. San Jose Calif., was third Al $23,703. Jacksonville n.c., had the lowest average annual pay Fig ure at $11,769, followed by Mcallen Edinburg Mission Texas at $ 12.389, and Naples fla., Al $ 12,951. Among major metropolitan areas the Detroit Ann Arbor mich., Region had the highest average annual pay at $22,412. The Houston Galveston Brazoria Texas Region was second highest Al $22.051, followed by san Francisco Oakland Sanjose Calif.,Al $21.882. The provide acc Pawtucket Woonsocket r.i., metropol Itan area had the lowest at $16,017. It was followed by Miami fort Lauderdale fla., at $17,503, and Buffalo Niagara Falls , at $17.569, Man who spurred formation of Madd convicted again Sacramento Calif. A the Driver whose last arrest triggered the formation of mothers against drunk driving has been convicted of his sixth Drunken driving charge. Clarence Busch 52, was found guilty tuesday in Sacramento county Superior court of causing bodily injury while driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol Content of More than 0.10 percent the level at which a person illegally drunk in California. In 1980, Busch was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the death of Cari Light nor 13, whose Molher Candy then founded Madd. He spent four months in prison for that offence and later served nine months for parole violations. In the latest Case he faces up to four Yeara in prison. Sentencing was delayed for about 30 Days for a probation report. Voters in Oregon reject sales tax for sixth time by the associated press Oregon remains without a sales lax after voters continued their Long standing opposition while incumbent  in Minneapolis Seattle Tacoma. Smash. And Manchester n.h., emerged victorious from primary elections. Seattle mayor Charles Royce and min Neapolis Don Fraser each overcame a Field of eight challengers in non partisan primaries tuesday As Tacoma s Doug Sutherland w on renomination in a third and Robert Shaw of Manchester coasted through a Republican contest. In Annapolis md., Dennis Callahan won inc democratic primary and will face incumbent Republican Richard Hillman who had no primary opposition. Oregon voters Defeated by nearly 4-1 a proposed 5 percent sales lax thai had been supported by a Well financed Campaign backed by gov. Vic Aliyah who said he was saddened by Volar mistrust of the legislature s hard  with 1,798 of 2,048 precincts in the vote was 559,284, or 78 percent against the lax and 157,979, or 22 percent for in. Asked Why inc measure failed so miser ably. Atych said "1 suppose the first thing to say is history and tradition no. 1, and no. 2, suspicion of the  one of the stale s leading sales lax opponents stale sen. De Fadley said the average citizen the Inge number of mid ill class taxpayers and Small businesswomen and men can breathe Freer  the slain is Only one of five in the nation Wilhour a sales tax. Oregonians have rejected sales tax proposals six time inthe past 52 years. The tax s supporters had argued that it would relieve Oregon s dependence on property and income taxes and stabilize funding for Public schools. Opponents called it a regressive measure that would Transfer the tax Burden unfairly from businesses to poorer oregonians. In Minneapolis Fraser a two term incumbent overwhelmed eight challengers in a primary in which Only about 8 percent of the City s eligible voters took part. He Defeated his closest comp Lilor by a 13-11margin. With All ih2 precincts reporting Fraser had 16,927 votes followed by Independent Roger w.  Jonson with 1,321 votes. Fraser 61, was elected in 1979 and re elected two years later to a four year term under a change in the City charter. A for Mer democratic congressman and stale senator he has been involved in stale and City politics for More than 30 years. In Washington voting was Light As bal lots were cast in Seattle Spokane Tacoma and other cities. W ill nearly All precincts reporting Royce a former television commentator seeking a third term in office had 40 566 votes to 24,874 votes for City Council president Norm Rice his stiff Cal Comici Ilion of seven challengers. The two will meet in inc nov. 5 general election. Councilwoman Vicki Mcneill and for Mer Council member Margaret Leonard Defeated three other candidates in a non partisan Runoff for Spokane mayor. The Winner in the november balloting will succeed retiring mayor Jim Chase. In Tacoma Sutherland easily won renomination despite his unpopular stand on Neon Art in the Tacoma dome. His three challengers had criticized him for retain ing the Art after residents vol cd for its removal in an advisory ballot. Sutherland will face Carolyn Bondy in inc general election. In new Hampshire s largest City Shaw coasted to an easy win in the Republican primary. Unofficial final results gave i Haw 1.638 Voles to 401 for Joseph Daniel Fletcher his Only challenger. Democrat Peter Poiror was unopposed in his party s election. In Annapolis Callahan called his 2-1 margin of Victory Over Alderman Gerard j. Ciccarono a pleasant  unofficial returns had Callahan ahead 1,765 871. Hillman was unopposed in the re publican primary